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Should we do away with the terms conservative and liberal
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:30 am
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:30 am
Liberal= totalitarians or communists
Conservative= Americans, pro-human, pro-freedom
Conservative= Americans, pro-human, pro-freedom
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:31 am to burger bearcat
I did 10 years ago...Conservative and morons is what I use.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:32 am to burger bearcat
Statists
Patriots
Patriots
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:32 am to burger bearcat
We’re still conservatives, but they aren’t liberals anymore. They are progressives. A true classical liberal is now a Republican.
This post was edited on 4/23/21 at 11:33 am
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:33 am to burger bearcat
American versus Filth
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:35 am to burger bearcat
I stopped using the term "liberal" several years ago when it became obvious that communist insurgents had completely taken over the Democrat party, Hollywood, Big Tech, college campuses; etc. We now have patriots on the right and soviets on the left.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:36 am to burger bearcat
Communists
Patriots
Patriots
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:39 am to burger bearcat
Yes, because the terms are misused currently. Democrats have hijacked the word "liberal", which at its core describes the principles upon which the country was founded. Hell, look at the first sentence in the Wikipedia entry for liberalism:
Do you seriously think this describes those who are labeled "liberals" these days?
quote:
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.[1][2][3] Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support free markets, free trade, limited government, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), capitalism, democracy, secularism, gender equality, racial equality, internationalism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion.
Do you seriously think this describes those who are labeled "liberals" these days?
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:42 am to burger bearcat
No, we should be specific on those terms, however Right and Left should be thrown out. It’s the sane vs the insane and freedom vs tyranny. Some liberals do not fully realize that.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:48 am to Deuces
quote:Not yet. True liberals now have more in common with Republican policies than Democrat policies, but Republicans are not even close to classical liberalism. The issue with Republicans is that they only embrace traditionally liberal policies to the extent they aren't in power. For example, the very recent focus on the importance of freedom of speech is driven by the fact that Republicans are being forced out of the public square by leftists via mob tactics.
A true classical liberal is now a Republican.
Supporting an enormous military is the opposite of classical liberalism, yet Republicans embrace it. However, I suspect that support will start to wane over the next decade or two as the Democrats gut it and replace it with a giant woke force.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:48 am to burger bearcat
The only reason liberals changed the name to progressives is because the word liberal got a very bad connotation amidst the public. If you don't think the switch was purely for PR reasons just ask a progressive 'What views does a progressive have that liberals don't have?'
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:49 am to burger bearcat
Americans and Anti-Americans
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:53 am to OMLandshark
Seems like the “conservative “ side has slowly slid more to the left than we may think. As “things “, like say same sex marriage, becomes more “normalized”, we have to look back to see the contrast to today.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:55 am to LookSquirrel
quote:Historically Republicans are just Democrats driving the speed limit. That's starting to change a bit.
Seems like the “conservative “ side has slowly slid more to the left than we may think. As “things “, like say same sex marriage, becomes more “normalized”, we have to look back to see the contrast to today.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 12:18 pm to burger bearcat
Progressive- Democrats
Liberal- republican politicians
Same people- most Republican voters
Liberal- republican politicians
Same people- most Republican voters
Posted on 4/23/21 at 12:34 pm to TideCPA
Going to have to steal that description from you. It is spot on!
Thanks
Thanks
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